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Besides the dopant concentration, the major surface properties which may influence passivation quality are crystalline orientation and morphology.
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Black, L.E. (2016). Effect of Surface Orientation and Morphology. In: New Perspectives on Surface Passivation: Understanding the Si-Al2O3 Interface. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32521-7_8
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